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| Churches attacked and one man killed in clashes in Aceh, Indonesia | |
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| A church has been burned down and at least one person has been killed in clashes in Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday, say officials. | A church has been burned down and at least one person has been killed in clashes in Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday, say officials. |
| Report say hundreds of Muslim men attacked the church in Aceh Singkil district, setting it on fire. | Report say hundreds of Muslim men attacked the church in Aceh Singkil district, setting it on fire. |
| They then went to a second church, where a man died in clashes with Christians defending it and the police. | They then went to a second church, where a man died in clashes with Christians defending it and the police. |
| Tension in Aceh has been rising amid increasing Islamic conservatism in the province and Indonesia as a whole. | Tension in Aceh has been rising amid increasing Islamic conservatism in the province and Indonesia as a whole. |
| Responding to the violence, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo tweeted: "Stop the violence in Aceh Singkil. Any background of violence, especially religion and belief, destroys diversity." | Responding to the violence, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo tweeted: "Stop the violence in Aceh Singkil. Any background of violence, especially religion and belief, destroys diversity." |
| Last week, protesters had held a demonstration demanding that what they claimed were unlicensed churches be torn down by authorities. | Last week, protesters had held a demonstration demanding that what they claimed were unlicensed churches be torn down by authorities. |
| 'At the ready' | 'At the ready' |
| The local government had agreed to act, but on Tuesday tensions boiled over, and a Muslim group marched on the church in protest. | The local government had agreed to act, but on Tuesday tensions boiled over, and a Muslim group marched on the church in protest. |
| "After burning the church the mob tried to attack another church, but it turned out Christians were already at the ready," Aceh police chief Husein Hamidi told the AFP news agency. | "After burning the church the mob tried to attack another church, but it turned out Christians were already at the ready," Aceh police chief Husein Hamidi told the AFP news agency. |
| "A clash occurred, and one man was killed after being shot in the head with an air rifle," he said. | "A clash occurred, and one man was killed after being shot in the head with an air rifle," he said. |
| It is thought that the dead man was part of the attacking group. Four people were also reportedly injured, one of them a member of the security forces. | It is thought that the dead man was part of the attacking group. Four people were also reportedly injured, one of them a member of the security forces. |
| Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, although it also has significant Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Confucian minorities. | Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, although it also has significant Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Confucian minorities. |
| Aceh is the only province to have officially introduced Sharia law, which is increasingly being applied to non-Muslims too. | Aceh is the only province to have officially introduced Sharia law, which is increasingly being applied to non-Muslims too. |
| The district where Tuesday's attacks took place is a Christian enclave, though correspondents say some Christians have already left, fearing religious violence. | The district where Tuesday's attacks took place is a Christian enclave, though correspondents say some Christians have already left, fearing religious violence. |
| Another church was also burnt down in Aceh in August. | Another church was also burnt down in Aceh in August. |
| And in July, a mosque was destroyed in the Christian-majority province of Papua, in eastern Indonesia, on the Islamic holy day of Eid al-Fitr. | And in July, a mosque was destroyed in the Christian-majority province of Papua, in eastern Indonesia, on the Islamic holy day of Eid al-Fitr. |